Attaching device for locker-door hinges.



R. W. JEFFERIS.

ATTACHING DEVICE FOR LOCKER DOOR HINGES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1912.

1,070,479. Patented Aug. 19,1913.

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RICHARD W. J'EFFERIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

ATTACHING DEVICE FOR LOCKER-DOORHINGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.19,;1913.

Application. filed .Tune 19, 1912. vSerial 1\To.."704.,4?7.

To all whom it may concern a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, inthe county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attaching Devices for Locker-Door Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in attaching devices for locker door hinges,-the object of the invention being toprovide an improved construction of hingeand means securing the same to the locker, which permits the door to be quickly secured in place when assembling the locker and insure a perfect fit of the door.

A further object is to provide a locker door hinge which may be quickly secured to a locker and readily removed therefrom and which will securely hold the door with its hinge pins in proper alinement.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a plurality of lockers with my improved hinge construction thereon. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved hinge, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hinge holding key.

The lockers 1 are preferably arranged in series as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upright channels 2 at the front are secured to partitions 3 in any approved manner. The particular construction of locker is not material to my invention, except that it is necessary to provide upright channels 2 or other angle bars capable of supporting the doors 4.- which are connected at one edge to the channels 2 by means of my improved hinges 5. Each door may have any number of hinges, two being illustrated, and each hinge comprises two leaves (3 and 7 respectively, connected by a hinge pin 8. The leaf 6 is appreciably larger than leaf 7 and is secured to the inner face of door 4 by means of a rivet 9 or in any other improved manner. The door is so shaped that its main portion lies between the channels 2 and only its extreme edgesrarepositioned.sagainstthe channels.

The'c'hannel 2.at the .hingeed-geof .the door, is provided with longitudinal slots 10 through which .the hinge leaves 7 are .projected. These leaves 7 have-recesses Hand 12 in their upper and loweredges respectively, the lower: recess :12. adapted. to receive the lower wall offslot 10 wvhen the hinge is moved downwardly. and. prevent :withdrawal of the hinge. until it is elevated.

To. lockv thehinge leaves '7 in. the channels, keys .13. are provided. 'Ea'chkey. is composed of azstriprofmetal bent at two points .at right angles forming-parallel ends 514 con nected at :their upperrends. These-ends 14 have recesses 15in. their-1 lOWGI'PGIldSwflIIdone end 14 ispreferably longer than the other. The longer'end -14 is :positione'dagainst the inner face of channel 2, and straddles the leaf 7. engaging. in theupperrecessill while the shorter recessed end 14 straddles the upper-edge of the leaf in rear of the recess 15.

It is to be noted that the metal bar forming the key 13 is of such a width that it snugly fits the channel 2, so that when forced into place as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the hinge will be held against movement and the door given a rigid hinge mounting.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangements of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a support having a slot therein, of a hinge having one leaf removably projected through the slot in the support, said hinge at its lower edge having a recess positioned over the lower wall of the slot, and a separable lockingcess receiving the lower wall of the slot, and a locking member independent of the support and the hin e and positioned against the inner face of the support and located in the upper recess of the hinge, substantially as described. 3. The combination with a support having a slot therein, of a hinge having recesses in opposite edges, said hinge adapted to be positioned through the slot and its lower recess receiving the lower wall of the slot, a locking member positioned against the inner face of the support and'located in the upper recess of the hinge, said locking member comprising a key having a recess therein, whereby the lower portion of the key straddles the hinge, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with a support having a slot therein, of a hinge having recesses in opposite edges, said hinge adapted to be positioned through the slot and its lower recess receiving the lower wall of the slot, and a locking member positioned against the inner face of the support and located in the upper recess of the hinge, said locking mem ber comprising a bar bent at two points at right angles forming parallel legs having recesses at-their lower ends, one recessed end engaging in the upper recess in the hinge, and the other recessed end engaging the upper edge of the hinge, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a support having a slot therein, of a hinge having recesses in opposite edges, said hinge adapted to be positioned through the slot and its lower recess receiving the lower wall of the slot, and a locking member positioned against the inner face of the support and located in the upper recess of the hinge, said locking member comprising a bar bent at two points at right angles forming parallel legs having recesses at their lower ends, one recessed end engaging in the upper recess in the hinge, and the other recessed end engaging the upper edge of the hinge, said key of a width to snugly fit within the support, whereby lateral movement of the key is prevented, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD W. J EFFERIS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Porrs, R. H. KRENKEL.

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